Book contents
- Frontmatter
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- EDITOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- 2 THE YORUBA LANGUAGE
- 3 A SKETCH OF YORUBA GRAMMAR
- PART I THE PEOPLE, COUNTRY, AND THE LANGUAGE
- PART II
- CHAPTER I THE FOUNDERS OF THE YORUBA NATION
- CHAPTER II HISTORICAL KINGS
- CHAPTER III THE KINGS OF OYO IGBOHO
- CHAPTER IV A SUCCESSION OF DESPOTIC KINGS
- CHAPTER V BASORUN GAHA AND HIS ATROCITIES AND ABIODUN'S PEACEFUL REIGN
- CHAPTER VI THE REVOLUTION
- CHAPTER VII THE RISE OF THE FULANIS TO POWER
- CHAPTER VIII CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVOLUTION
- CHAPTER IX FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANARCHY
- CHAPTER X SPREAD OF THE ANARCHY
- CHAPTER XI THE REVOLUTION IN THE EPO DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER XII WARS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION AND BALANCE OF POWER
- CHAPTER XIII THE LAST OF KATUNGA
- CHAPTER XIV THE INTERREGNUM
- CHAPTER XV THE NEW CITY, NEW GOVERNMENT, ILORIN CHECKED
- CHAPTER XVI FRATRICIDAL WARS
- CHAPTER XVII SUBJUGATION OF THE IJESAS AND EKITI'S SOCIAL REFORMS
- CHAPTER XVIII A GLORIOUS END AND A GORY DAWN OF TWO REIGNS
- CHAPTER XIX SEQUELS TO THE IJAYE WAR
- CHAPTER XX THE CLOSE AND THE OPENING CAREERS OF TWO HEROES
- CHAPTER XXI TWO ADMINISTRATIONS OF OPPOSITE POLICIES
- CHAPTER XXII A NEW REIGN AND EVIL PROGNOSTICATION
- CHAPTER XXIII THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 16 YEARS' WAR
- CHAPTER XXIV CONFLICTS IN THE NORTH
- CHAPTER XXV IBADAN AT ITS EXTREMITY
- CHAPTER XXVI FAILURES AT RECONCILIATION
- CHAPTER XXVII A RIFT IN THE CLOUD
- CHAPTER XXVIII THE REV. J. B. WOOD AND THE A.O.K.
- CHAPTER XXIX THE INTERVENTION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER XXX DISPERSAL OF THE COMBATANTS BY SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS
- CHAPTER XXXI DISTURBANCE IN EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY
- CHAPTER XXXII ABORTIVE MEASURES TO TERMINATE THE WAR
- CHAPTER XXXIII THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN
- CHAPTER XXXIV THE END OF THE WAR
- CHAPTER XXXV THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRITISH PROTECTORATE. THE SEQUEL
- APPENDIX A TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
- APPENDIX B
- INDEX
CHAPTER XVI - FRATRICIDAL WARS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- EDITOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- 2 THE YORUBA LANGUAGE
- 3 A SKETCH OF YORUBA GRAMMAR
- PART I THE PEOPLE, COUNTRY, AND THE LANGUAGE
- PART II
- CHAPTER I THE FOUNDERS OF THE YORUBA NATION
- CHAPTER II HISTORICAL KINGS
- CHAPTER III THE KINGS OF OYO IGBOHO
- CHAPTER IV A SUCCESSION OF DESPOTIC KINGS
- CHAPTER V BASORUN GAHA AND HIS ATROCITIES AND ABIODUN'S PEACEFUL REIGN
- CHAPTER VI THE REVOLUTION
- CHAPTER VII THE RISE OF THE FULANIS TO POWER
- CHAPTER VIII CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVOLUTION
- CHAPTER IX FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANARCHY
- CHAPTER X SPREAD OF THE ANARCHY
- CHAPTER XI THE REVOLUTION IN THE EPO DISTRICTS
- CHAPTER XII WARS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION AND BALANCE OF POWER
- CHAPTER XIII THE LAST OF KATUNGA
- CHAPTER XIV THE INTERREGNUM
- CHAPTER XV THE NEW CITY, NEW GOVERNMENT, ILORIN CHECKED
- CHAPTER XVI FRATRICIDAL WARS
- CHAPTER XVII SUBJUGATION OF THE IJESAS AND EKITI'S SOCIAL REFORMS
- CHAPTER XVIII A GLORIOUS END AND A GORY DAWN OF TWO REIGNS
- CHAPTER XIX SEQUELS TO THE IJAYE WAR
- CHAPTER XX THE CLOSE AND THE OPENING CAREERS OF TWO HEROES
- CHAPTER XXI TWO ADMINISTRATIONS OF OPPOSITE POLICIES
- CHAPTER XXII A NEW REIGN AND EVIL PROGNOSTICATION
- CHAPTER XXIII THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 16 YEARS' WAR
- CHAPTER XXIV CONFLICTS IN THE NORTH
- CHAPTER XXV IBADAN AT ITS EXTREMITY
- CHAPTER XXVI FAILURES AT RECONCILIATION
- CHAPTER XXVII A RIFT IN THE CLOUD
- CHAPTER XXVIII THE REV. J. B. WOOD AND THE A.O.K.
- CHAPTER XXIX THE INTERVENTION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER XXX DISPERSAL OF THE COMBATANTS BY SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS
- CHAPTER XXXI DISTURBANCE IN EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY
- CHAPTER XXXII ABORTIVE MEASURES TO TERMINATE THE WAR
- CHAPTER XXXIII THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN
- CHAPTER XXXIV THE END OF THE WAR
- CHAPTER XXXV THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRITISH PROTECTORATE. THE SEQUEL
- APPENDIX A TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
- APPENDIX B
- INDEX
Summary
After the events narrated above, the history of the Yorubas centred largely at Ibadan which, down to the time of the British Protectorate continued to attract to itself ardent spirits from every tribe and family all over the country, who made it their home, so that while the rest of the country was quiet, Ibadan was making history.
An Episode.—The Osu War.—After the return of the Ibadans from the Òta war, and the civil war which placed Oluyole at the head of the government, Inakoju the Seriki died and was succeeded by one Ladanu. After his promotion, Ladanu led out an expedition to Osu which turned out disastrous. He was accompanied by most of Oluyole's men, e.g., Akinsowon, Abipa, Aijenku and Erinle Sànkú.
Osu not being far from Ilesa the capital of the Ijesa country, the Ijesas, hearing of their approach, lay in ambush, and cut the Seriki's army in pieces. The Seriki himself in an attempt to rally his discomfited army was slain. Chiefs Akinsowon and Abipa were also slain leaving Aijenku and Erinle Sanku who escaped with difficulty alone to tell the tale.
The Eleduwe war which followed soon after, and the Abemo and Osogbo wars subsequently, fully engaged the attention of the Ibadans; now they were at leisure they were resolved to avenge the loss of their late Seriki.
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- The History of the YorubasFrom the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate, pp. 293 - 307Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010